2011_Roller_Derby_World_Cup
The 2011 Roller Derby World Cup was an international women's roller derby tournament organized by Blood & Thunder magazine.[1][2] Teams of amateur skaters from around the world were fielded to compete for their respective nations.
| 2011 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Roller derby |
| Location | Toronto, Canada |
| Dates | December 1, 2011 (2011-12-01)–December 4, 2011 (2011-12-04) |
| Established | 2011 |
| Venue(s) | The Bunker, Downsview Park |
| Teams | 13 nations |
| Website | rollerderbyworldcup |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States |
| 1st runners-up |  Canada |
| 2nd runners-up |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 37 |
| Points scored | 10263 (277.38 per match) |
| MVP | Smack Daddy (Canada) |
← Established | |
The inaugural 2011 Roller Derby World Cup was hosted by Toronto Roller Derby,[3] and was held December 1 through 4, 2011, at The Bunker at Downsview Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1][2] It was won by Team USA, who beat Team Canada by a score of 336 points to 33 in the final.[4]
Live online coverage of the entire event was broadcast on the Derby News Network.[5]
The 2011 Roller Derby World Cup had thirteen countries taking part. Each team sent a roster of 20 skaters, plus alternates, to take part. Though not affiliated with the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, the World Cup was played and officiated under a ruleset developed and standardized by the WFTDA. Teams held tryouts during 2011 and started naming the rosters in August. The participating countries were:
The final standings at the completion of the World Cup games were:[20]
All teams competed in the group stage. Each team was placed in one of four groups, which contained either three or four teams. Every team played all the other teams in their group, and this process determined the seeding for the elimination stage.[21]
Group A
Group B
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | PtsF | PtsA | PtD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 812 | 9 | +803 |
 New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 488 | -356 |
 Scotland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 559 | -447 |
| Date | Result | Report | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 December 2011 | New Zealand | 8 | 377 | United States | |
| 2 December 2011 | New Zealand | 124 | 111 | Scotland | |
| 2 December 2011 | Scotland | 1 | 435 | United States | |
Group D
Round 1
In the first round of the elimination stage, the ten lowest ranked teams played. The winners advanced to the quarter-finals, while the losers entered the consolation stage.
Quarter finals
In the quarter-finals, the five winners from the round 1 were joined by the three top-ranked teams. The winners advanced to the semi-finals, while the losers entered round 2 of the consolation stage.
| 3 December 2011 |  Australia |
126-80 |  Sweden |
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| (81-6) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 3 December 2011 | New Zealand |
8-470 | United States |
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| (5-237) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 3 December 2011 | England |
383-14 |  France |
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| (181-12) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 3 December 2011 | Canada |
499-11 |  Finland |
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| (278-11) | ||||
| Report | ||||
Semi finals
| 4 December 2011 | Canada |
161-90 | England |
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| (78-51) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 4 December 2011 | Australia |
4-532 | United States |
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| (0-277) | ||||
| Report | ||||
Final
| 4 December 2011 | Canada |
33-336 | United States |
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| (9-178) | ||||
| Report | ||||
Round 1
Round 2
Consolation Semifinals
| Date | Result | Report | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 December 2011 | New Zealand (9) | 66 | 94 | Sweden (5) | |
| 3 December 2011 | Finland (10) | 115 | 84 | France (6) | |
Placement round
| Place | Date | Result | Report | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th Place | 3 December 2011 |  Brazil (11) | 64 | 113 | Scotland (13) | |
| 9th Place | 3 December 2011 |  Germany (8) | 116 | 60 |  Ireland (9) | |
| 7th Place | 4 December 2011 | France (6) | 180 | 129 | New Zealand (9) | |
| 5th Place | 4 December 2011 | Finland (10) | 126 | 100 | Sweden (5) | |
| 3rd Place | 4 December 2011 | Australia (4) | 85 | 203 | England (3) | |
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- "Blood & Thunder Roller Derby World Cup hosted by Toronto Roller Derby". Blood & Thunder Magazine. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
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- Hurt Reynolds (5 October 2011). "World Cup Team Ireland Roster". Derby News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
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- "World Cup NZ Team Announcement!". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- Hurt Reynolds (2 September 2011). "Team Scotland World Cup Roster". Derby News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- "WFTDA and the Roller Derby World Cup". Women's Flat Track Derby Association. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- "Kit Kat Power". Team Sweden. Retrieved 1 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
- Justice Feelgood Marshall (7 August 2011). "Team USA Announces 28-Skater Roster". Derby News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- "Day Four: Roller Derby World Cup". Roller Derby AU. 5 December 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- Justice Feelgood Marshall (17 November 2011). "Roller Derby World Cup Groups Set". Derby News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- "Canada trounces France 244-17 at roller derby World Cup", City News Toronto, 1 December 2011
- Official Blood & Thunder World Cup info page
- http://torontorollerderby.com/ Host
- http://www.derbynewsnetwork.com/ Broadcaster
- http://www.hinckleydesign.com/ Producer
- http://www.canuckderbytv.com/ Boutcast Technical
- http://layer9.ca/ Boutcast Technical